Why in the news? SC  struck down a policy of the Army restricting the appointment of women officers to the Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch. Gender Equality in Armed Forces Constitutional Backing Article 14: Equality before law. Article 15(1): Prohibition … Continue reading →

Why in the news? The third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3) opened in Awaza, Turkmenistan. UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries Frequency: Once every 10 years. Participants: 32 Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) with a combined population of … Continue reading →

Why in News:  Recently, the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare informed the Lok Sabha that obtaining a National Medical Register (NMR) Identification (ID) is a voluntary process. National Medical Register(NMR) What is it?: NMR is a centralized … Continue reading →

Why in the news? The Arakan Army, a powerful ethnic group in Myanmar, pledged to block elections in areas it controls, rejecting polls the military junta has touted as a way of ending the nation’s civil war. Myanmar Location: It … Continue reading →

Why in the news? RBI has issued revised guidelines to tighten co-lending arrangements between banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), effective January 1, 2026. Co-Lending What is Co-lending?:  It is a collaborative mode of lending where two lending institutions jointly … Continue reading →

Why in the news? A parliamentary panel criticised the government for not increasing the allocation under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), expressing concern that funding has remained static at Rs 86,000 crore since the revised estimates … Continue reading →

Basics Fact: The Godavari River is the largest river in Peninsular India. Other Name: It is known as the Dakshin Ganga or Vridha Ganga. Source: It rises from Trimbakeshwar located in the Western Ghats in Nashik, Maharashtra. Basin States: Maharashtra, … Continue reading →

Origin: The source is the northern foothills of Dandakaranya in Raipur District of Chhattisgarh. Fact: It is the third-largest peninsular river system and the largest in Odisha. Basin States: Chhattisgarh , Odisha, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh. Borders: Central India … Continue reading →

Basics Older than the Himalayan one. Associated features are broad and largely graded shallow valleys and mature rivers. Characteristics:  Fixed course, absence of meanders, and non-perennial flow of water. Classification East Flowing Rivers Flow into the Bay of Bengal. These … Continue reading →

Basics Origin: Chemayungdung glacier in Tibet, China. It flows as the Yarlung Tsangpo River across southern Tibet to break through the Himalayas in great gorges and into Arunachal Pradesh where it is known as Dihang. The first major tributary is … Continue reading →